December 3, 2025 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier, it was revealed that nine large European banks – Banca Sella, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, and UniCredit – announced on 25 Sept this year that they had teamed up to launch a MiCAR–compliant stablecoin issuer under the supervision… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LIQID, one of Germany’s digital wealth managers, is reportedly further expanding its tech platform and partners with Upvest, Europe’s provider of investment infrastructure, for its ELTIF offering. With Private Equity NXT, launched in 2024, LIQID has established one of Europe’s ELTIF funds for private investors… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement to bolster the EU’s legislation on payment services. Morten Bødskov, Danish Minister for Business, Industry and Financial Affairs said that this latest agreement marks a key step in the fight against payment fraud… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 6:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes announced that it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) for a variation of its Major Payment Institution licence (MPI) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This In-Principal Approval marks a key milestone in Thunes’ growth journey and demonstrates the Fintech firm’s ongoing commitment to being… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that Crypto.com Exchange has integrated with Cede Hub, a platform for digital currency trading competitions designed for active crypto traders. Via this collab, Crypto.com Exchange users can connect their accounts to participate in “structured trading and holding competitions powered by Cede Hub.” As… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentinians visit Brazil each year for various reasons such as work, tourism, and family travel. Now, paying in Brazil reportedly became more accessible, because of a new Binance Pay integration that enables Argentinians to use Pix with crypto. As covered, Pix is Brazil’s national instant-payment… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy Inc (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced the establishment of a US dollar reserve of $1.44 billion and updates to its assumptions underlying its previously issued forward guidance and bitcoin key performance indicator (KPI) targets for the FY ending Dec 31, 2025, which were released on Oct… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The ECB noted that financial stability vulnerabilities still remain fairly elevated given uncertainty over current geo-economic trends and the anticipated tariffs impact. Moreover, the central bank said that the currently stretched valuations in increasingly concentrated asset markets raise risk of sharp price adjustments. The ECB… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research has released a whitepaper, entitled, Beyond Chargebacks: The True Cost of Fraud for Digital Commerce, which examines the current state of the eCommerce fraud prevention market; considering “the impact of evolving digital fraud strategies, including trends like identity theft, account takeovers, chargebacks, policy… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vanguard Group, which claims to be one of the world’s largest asset managers, has reportedly made the decision to permit ETFs and mutual funds that mainly hold crypto-assets to be traded on its platform. Interestingly, this new move goes against a longstanding position that the… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has released consumer research and analysis of retail investment in Ireland. Comparing data on the financial assets of Irish households against various other European Union countries, Ireland has among the “lowest levels of direct participation” in capital markets via listed… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted that Q3 valuations step down but valuations for growth stage companies, deal sizes, and exits see respite. The research report from PitchBook also mentioned that European venture valuations remained fairly elevated in Q3 2025, however, some signs of moderation appear to be emerging…. Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta has released its Q3 2025 State of Private Markets report. Authored by Ashley Neville and Kevin Dowd,  the extensive research report has noted that the industry continued to grow steadily, marked by several key trends: Early-stage valuations keep on rising, meanwhile, down rounds are… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Fourthline is introducing eID Verification — which is described as a solution that lets organisations properly verify identities directly against government-issued electronic IDs. It’s fast, meets compliance requirements, and cuts out a lot of manual work. As digital wallets and government identity schemes… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s card payments market is expected to grow steadily by 6.2% in 2025, reaching appr. SGD158.2 billion (about $119.6 billion), supported by near-universal bank access, “extensive” merchant acceptance, and increasing use of contactless cards, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small and mid-sized business owners operating across the US are now said to be cautiously optimistic about the coming year, with the majority or 74% expecting revenue increases and around 60% planning to expand their businesses, according to the latest Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sleek design, intuitive investing tools and a streamlined cross-channel experience have become the so-called “hallmarks” of wealth management apps and websites for investors residing in Canada. According to the J.D. Power 2025 Canada Wealth Management Digital Experience Study, both advised and do-it-yourself (DIY) wealth management… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAPZA, a European private investment platform focused on small and mid-market companies, is reportedly focusing on business growth in Germany, recently announcing the appointment of David Schulte (Partner) to Head of Private Debt DACH, along with the recruitment of key directors: Alexander Ball leads the… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has recently joined forces with Korean gaming firm WEMADEin order to launch the Global Alliance of KRW Stablecoin (GAKS), to provide comprehensive security audit services for StableNet, Korea’s dedicated mainnet infrastructure for the complete lifecycle of KRW stablecoins. At blockchain focused CertiK, they claim… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a financial technology company providing crypto solutions for businesses, announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved an “expanded scope” of payment activities for the Major Payment Institution (MPI) license held by its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd. (RMA). With… Read More